Stuff you need for college (Part 2)

It's that ever so fun time of year when a new crop of students is entering college. I remember that panicked excited anxiety that comes with getting ready for a new environment.

Specifically, looking around my room and going, "How the hell is this all going to fit into one car?"

But fear not, my little freshman. For here I am, the all-knowledgeable sophomore, prepared to give help you through your trying time.

For Part 1 of this series (Appliances), click here.

Clothes:
I'm going to assume you're a relatively smart individual and that you already know that you can't live months at a time on one pair of underwear. Therefore, I'm not going to mention every single item of clothing that you ought to pack, but instead highlight the special items.

- Coats/Jackets - This is IMPERATIVE if you are going to a college in a cold-weather locale. One of the best investments of the past year was a heavy-duty down jacket that was wonderfully warm in the snowy, gale-force winds that was normal at my school. But even if you're in a warmer locale, a windbreaker or rain jacket is probably a good idea.
- Rain boots - This is more of a girls-only type item, but it is necessarily for rainy days when you have to walk across puddled soggy campus sidewalks. Even if you think they are the ugliest things in the world, you won't when you have to walk half a mile in half an inch of water. Not to mention, pretty much every other girl has them on campus, so you won't feel out of place wearing neon rainbow colors.
- Snow boots - Again, a cold weather item, but it's really nice to have traction when the staircases aren't shoveled yet. Also, it is not fun to have your feet soaking wet in 35 degree weather.
- Interview clothes - Yes, I know, entering the real world is probably the last thing you want to think about when you begin college. But if a job fair or other opportunity comes up, you want to be dressed to impress. Heck, you might even need to give a presentation in your class that requires business attire. It's a lot better to pack what you've already got then to have to take the bus to the mall the night before.
- Bathing suit - You never know when you might take a road trip to a lake/pool/beach. Plus, tanning in the quad is really lame without a bikini top. 
- Duct tape - I dunno, you could create your own clothing or something.


LEAVE AT HOME:
- Clothes you don't wear now - Seriously, if you haven't worn that soccer camp t-shirt in the last four years of high school, what makes you think you'll wear it when you're in college?

For Part 3 of this series, click here.